Fisherman honored for rescue

A crew from Vessel Assist Ventura use flotation bags to raise the 37-foot recreational vessel "Revenge" that sank the day before about a mile off Santa Rosa Island. The vessel's owner and his dog were rescued by Curtis Hebert who came to their assistance aboard his commercial fishing vessel "Sneaky Pete," which is pictured in back. Herbert also used his vessel to tow the Revenge to a position where it would not run aground and possibly leak oil and fuel into the ocean.

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Using flotation bags a crew from Vessel Assist Ventura begin to raise the 37-foot recreational vessel "Revenge" that sank a day earlier about a mile off Santa Rosa Island. The vessel's owner and his dog were rescued by Curtis Hebert who came to their assistance aboard his commercial fishing vessel "Sneaky Pete."

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Curtis Hebert, recognized for helping another man and his dog from a sinking boat, stands by his boat 'Sneaky Pete.'